9 November 2017: UN General Assembly (UNGA) President Miroslav Lajcak indicated that he will hold three events related to implementation of the SDGs. The anticipated events are related to the issues under SDG 4 (quality education), SDG 6 (clean water and sanitation) and SDG 17 (partnerships for the Goals).

The UNGA will launch the International Decade for Action: Water for sustainable development 2018-2028, on 22 March 2018. In mid-May, Lajcak will convene an event on youth and education. An event on SDG financing will take place in June.

Lajcak highlighted the events in a meeting with UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) President Marie Chatardová. They also discussed coordination for the 2018 Youth Forum (30-31 January) and the ECOSOC Forum on Financing for Development Follow-up (FFD Forum) (23-26 April 2018). [Meeting Notes]